Chapter 12

Chapter 12 "The puppies are pretty scared," Nadine said. She and Jason carried the bulky, covered cage up to the deck. They set the cage in the shade. The baby wolves whimpered through the blanket. Wallis and Walker joined them on the deck. They were both grinning. "Can we peek in?" asked Abbi. "Okay, but just for a second," Nadine said. "Jason and I have to get them back to their mother as soon as possible."

“小狗们很害怕，”纳丁说。 她和杰森把那只笨重的、有盖的笼子搬到甲板上。 他们把笼子放在阴凉处。 小狼隔着毯子呜咽着。 沃利斯和沃克在甲板上加入了他们。 他们俩都咧着嘴笑。“我们能偷看吗?”阿比问。 “好吧，但就一秒钟，”纳丁说。 “杰森和我必须尽快把他们送回他们的母亲身边。”

Nadine lifted a corner of the blanket, and everyone peeked into the cage. The three baby wolves were huddled together. Small black eyes peered back at the kids. "They are so amazing!" Josh said. "They look thirsty," Abbi said. "Should we give them some water?" "Sure, and I could use a glass, too," Jason said. "Let's all go inside," Wallis said.

纳丁掀起毯子的一角，大家都往笼子里偷看。 三只小狼挤在一起。 黑色的小眼睛回望着孩子们。 “它们太神奇了!”杰克说。 “他们看起来很渴，”阿比说。 “我们应该给他们一些水吗?”“当然，我也想喝一杯，”杰森说。 “我们都进去吧，”沃利斯说。

When the wolves had been given a bowl of water, the two game wardens told what happened on the island. "At first the Dacks denied everything," Nadine said. "But then I showed them your digital pictures, and that did it. They took us to a small shed, and there were the baby wolves, crying and scared." "Did they say why they took the wolves?" Ruth Rose asked. Jason nodded. "It seems that Greg Dack read an ad in a magazine from some guy who wanted to buy wolves to use as watchdogs," he said. "The Dacks stood to make several thousand dollars on this little scheme." "And right in the middle of their confession, their boss walked in," Nadine said. "He fired the Dacks on the spot. Jason called the authorities, and they'll be arrested within an hour. Those two won't be kidnapping anymore wolves." Nadine smiled at Abbi. "If it hadn't been for you, they would have gotten away with it," she said. "And who knows what might have happened to those pups."

给了狼一碗水后，两位猎场管理员讲述了岛上发生的事情。 “起初，达克夫妇否认一切，”纳丁说。 “但后来我给他们看了你的数码照片，他们就成功了。 他们把我们带到一个小棚子里，那里有狼宝宝，他们害怕地哭着。” “他们说了为什么抓狼吗?”露丝·罗斯问。 杰森点了点头。“似乎是格雷格·达克在杂志上看到了一则广告，有人想买狼当看门狗，”他说。 “达克夫妇打算通过这个小骗局赚几千美元。” 纳丁说:“就在他们忏悔到一半的时候，他们的老板走了进来。 他当场开除了达克夫妇。 杰森报了警，他们一小时内就会被逮捕。 他们俩不会再绑架狼了。” 纳丁对阿比笑了笑。“如果不是因为你，他们会侥幸逃脱，”她说。 “谁知道那些幼崽会发生什么事。”

Nadine took a small book from her back pocket. She opened the book in front of Abbi. "This shows all the animals that live in this park," she said. "Since you have a telescope, you could help us out by letting us know how many you see." Abbi accepted the book and beamed. "Thank you!" Jason stood up. "Let's get those pups back to their mom," he said. With the kids watching, Jason and Nadine carried the covered cage into the woods. Twenty minutes later, Dink looked up from the telescope. "They made it!" he said. Taking turns, the kids watched the game wardens set the cage in front of the lair. They removed the blanket, unlatched the door, then backed away. In seconds, the white mother wolf appeared. The three baby wolves scampered out of the cage and jumped on their mother. She licked them all over, then led them down into the lair. Later, after a big dinner with blueberry pie for dessert, Dink and Josh lay in their beds.

纳丁从后口袋里拿出一本小书。 她当着阿比的面打开了书。 “这展示了生活在这个公园里的所有动物，”她说。 “既然你有望远镜，你可以告诉我们你看到了多少。” 阿比接过书，露出笑容。 “谢谢你!”杰森站了起来。 “让我们把这些幼崽带回它们的妈妈身边，”他说。 在孩子们的注视下，杰森和纳丁把有盖的笼子抬进了树林。 二十分钟后，丁克从望远镜里抬起头来。 “他们成功了!”他说。孩子们轮流看着看守人把笼子放在巢穴前。 他们取下毯子，打开门栓，然后退了回去。 几秒钟后，白色的母狼出现了。 三只小狼从笼子里跑出来，扑向它们的妈妈。 她舔遍了他们的全身，然后把他们带到巢穴里。 后来，吃了一顿丰盛的晚餐，甜点是蓝莓派，丁克和乔希躺在床上。

"My stomach is going to bust," Josh moaned. "Thanks for the warning," Dink said. "Who told you to eat three pieces of pie?" "Oh, don't even say the word 'pie'!" Josh said. "Pie, pie, pie!" Dink said. A minute later, Josh said, "Dink? I heard something outside the tent. I'll bet it's Ruth Rose and Abbi trying to scare us again." Dink crept out of his bed and peeked through the tent flap. Then he crawled back under his covers. "Did you see them?" Josh whispered. "I saw something about seven feet tall, covered with brown fur," Dink said. "Sweet dreams, Josh." "You're kidding me, right?" Josh asked. "Dink? It's a joke, right? Dink?" Dink smiled and went to sleep.

“我的肚子快要撑破了。”乔希呻吟道。 “谢谢你的提醒，”丁克说。 “谁叫你吃三块派的?”“哦，连‘派’这个词都别说!”杰克说。 “派，派，派!”丁克说。 一分钟后，乔希说:“丁克? 我听到帐篷外面有声音。 我敢打赌是露丝·罗斯和阿比又想吓唬我们了。” 丁克蹑手蹑脚地从床上爬起来，从帐篷的门帘往外偷看。 然后他爬回被窝里。 “你看见他们了吗?”杰克小声说。 丁克说:“我看到一个大约七英尺高的东西，上面覆盖着棕色的皮毛。” “做个好梦，乔希。”“你在跟我开玩笑吧?”杰克问。 “丁克吗?这是个玩笑，对吧? 丁克吗?”丁克笑了笑，睡着了。